Docker

Everything about docker base image a developer should be aware of

To create a docker container, users must write a dockerfile, and every Dockerfile starts with a base image.

So what is the importance of the base image in dockerfile?

A base image is the parent image that your image is based on.

The user needs to define the base image on top Dockerfile.

A base image has FROM scratch in its Dockerfile.

FROM alpine:3.14

When choosing a docker base image, the first thumb rule is that the image size should be smaller.

The other important thing to consider is that the base image should contain all the necessary libraries the user is going to use.

In most cases, people either choose either alpine or Debian as a base image.

If the user does not want any pre-installed packages, then he can also use scratch as a base image.

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